I've decided to do it, for the pure and simple reason that I just think it's the right thing to do.

I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.

I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who understands that we must come together behind the one man who can lead the way forward in these challenging times: my president, our president, Barack Obama!

I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction.

You can trust Charlie Crist.

I didn't leave the Republican Party. It left me.

When I look at President Obama, I see a leader with a cool head, a caring heart and an open mind, a president who has demonstrated through his demeanor and through his deeds that he is uniquely qualified to heal our divisions, rebuild our nation and lead us to a brighter future together.